TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Lafayette

Lafayette Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-10-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-2.07
+
Strength
of Sched
9.58
=
Rating
7.51

Game History

15 Games
Apr 22 2026
@ Lehigh
W
11 - 8
+3
Apr 18 2026
VS American
L
10 - 12
2
Apr 15 2026
VS Navy
L
1 - 24
23 *
Apr 10 2026
@ Bucknell
L
8 - 15
7
Apr 01 2026
VS Loyola
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 27 2026
@ Army
L
6 - 22
16 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Colgate
L
13 - 20
7
Mar 14 2026
@ Boston U
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 11 2026
@ George Washington
L
13 - 15
2
Mar 07 2026
VS Holy Cross
L
7 - 18
11 *
Mar 01 2026
@ Monmouth
W
10 - 7
+3
Feb 25 2026
VS La Salle
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Mount St Mary's
W
17 - 12
+5
Feb 18 2026
@ Columbia
L
10 - 19
9 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Merrimack
W
17 - 11
+6
* For ranking purposes, the goal differential is capped at +/- 7.

How the Rankings Work

The Formula: Rating = AGD + SCHED

1. Average Goal Differential (AGD)

This measures how well a team performs on the field. It is the average margin of victory across all verified games.

  • The Cap: To discourage running up the score, the maximum credit for any win is 7 goals. Winning by 20 counts the same as winning by 7.

2. Strength of Schedule (SCHED)

This measures the quality of a team's opponents. Beating a top-ranked team is worth more than beating a lower-ranked one.

  • Iterative Math: We run the math 15 times in a loop. In the first pass, everyone is equal. In the second pass, we see who beat who. By the 15th pass, the system knows exactly how strong every opponent is.
  • The Logic: If you play a team with a Rating of 10.0, your "Schedule Score" for that game is 10.0, regardless of whether you win or lose.
Why this matters: A team that wins every game by 10 goals against weak competition might have a lower rating than a team that loses close games to the best teams in the country.